rubbing his butt on the floor

past couple of days Packer was dragging his butt on the floor,Ilooked on the internet that his anal glands were impacted ,brought him to the vet and she took care of them ,is this a common thing?I never had it with my prior Labs ,I asked what would cause this she said give the dog more fiber

You need food with more fiber, which will firm up his poo's and help him express his anal glands. You can also try raw marrow bones, these will generally make the poo rock hard (as long as you don't let him eat too much marrow) which will also help him express him glands.

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Adding fibre can be tricky as it can have the exact opposite effect you want. Try a tsp or TBSP of the pumpkin. Since discovering sweet potato has about 6 times the amount of fibre per unit volume I now prefer it, because I can eat the rest myself as a vegetable with my meal. The can of pumpkin will go bad before you use it all. Well mine did. And you need the whole can of pumpkin to make a pie so that probably won't work. You can dehydrate the raw sweet potato and give chips for the fibre.

Snowshoe, forgot about sweet potatoes. I love them and so do Mardi and Archie.

Yes, it's hard to go through an entire can of pumpkin before it goes bad. I have put it in an ice cube tray and frozen cubes of pumpkin. Does not take long to defrost especially if you are putting warm water in with the kibble.